Now showing at Harvard University |
The answer from Claudine Gay, Harvard's first black president in its 368-year history, was that the school prides itself on being a bastion of free speech, so anything goes as long as it does not turn into action. She repeatedly and doggedly refused to condemn the antisemitic protests that had many Jewish students terrified and hiding in their dorms, insisting proudly that Harvard believes in free speech.
So at Harvard you can say "Die, nigger, die," but you can't punch one, or hit one or run one over with your car -- nothing like that. You can also call someone a "retard," but don't hurt them or smack them in the head, or actually any part of the body. Ditto for saying midget, dwarf, wop, guinea, kike, hebe, sheeny, spic, faggot, cripple, coon, muff diver, cracker, jungle bunny, pickaninny, tar-baby, Aunt Jemima and the like. Those words are all okay to say at Harvard University. Who knew?
Thank God there's one place left where people can speak openly and honestly!
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